Spying scandal rocks English soccer as Southampton expelled from world's richest match

Daily Maverick | 20.05.2026 11:46
SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 19 (Reuters) - Southampton have been thrown out of Saturday’s Championship playoff final – the richest game in world soccer – after being found guilty of spying on semi-final opponents Middlesbrough in one of the harshest punishments imposed in the English game.